CFB

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: Clemson will win with talent to slow LSU, BurrowBy PETE IACOBELLINEW ORLEANS (AP) No. 1 LSU has been unstoppable this season but the top-ranked team in the nation hasn't faced Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables this season.It is a given that in prepping for the...

AP Sports WriterChris Dufresne, heralded college football writer, dies at 62By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Dufresne, an award-winning former sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, has died. He was 62.He died suddenly Monday while dining with his family at home in Chino Hills, 30 miles east of...

AP College Football WriterOnce overlooked, Huskers' Cole Conrad now man in the middleBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's Cole Conrad hopes his journey from small-school football star with no scholarship offers to starting center in the Big Ten can inspire players who feel as if they have been...

AP Sports WriterIowa to promote LB Wade, keep bringing Epenesa off benchBy LUKE MEREDITHIowa will likely keep bringing sophomore defensive end A.J. Epenesa off the bench and move Barrington Wade into the starting lineup to replace the injured Nick Niemann at linebacker.Defensive coordinator Phil Parker said Wednesday the goal...

Auburn: Former star DE Quentin Groves dies at age 32AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Former Auburn football star Quentin Groves, who played defensive end for the Tigers from 2004-07 and shares the program record for sacks, has died. He was 32.Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson said Saturday that Groves died in...

AP Sports WriterIowa State honors slain golfer before Akron gameBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State honored slain golf star Celia Barquin Arozamena with an elaborate ceremony ahead of the Cyclones' game against Akron on Saturday.Iowa State's band used a formation that spelled out Barquin's initials, and both...

N.C. Central, Eastman eyeing 2018 schedule(STATS) - North Carolina Central and interim coach Granville Eastman have their sights focused on the MEAC title again after their program's three-year run as conference champion ended last season.The Eagles announced an 11-game 2018 schedule on Tuesday, including five games at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium...

Oklahoma St finds 'no signs' of racism in football programSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State’s athletic director said late Thursday an internal review had found “no sign or indication of racism” in the football program under coach Mike Gundy after a number of players raised concerns.“We have spent the...

Vandy's Reitmaier eligible to play for Commodores this yearNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt defensive lineman Rutger Reitmaier has received a waiver from the NCAA that enables the Oregon transfer to play for the Commodores this fall.School officials announced Wednesday that the NCAA had granted a waiver for Reitmaier.Reitmaier, who...

The Latest: ACC picks new position to honor Jaylen SamuelsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on ACC media days (all times local):1:10 p.m.North Carolina State's Jaylen Samuels has been so unique and so impressive the ACC has decided to name a new position after him - well, sort of.The...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon can't dwell on what might have been this season, had quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. been healthy from the start.The No. 18 Ducks (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) need to prepare for the regular-season finale, the annual Civil War against Oregon State, and then await word on...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson back to 2; App State ranked for 1st timeBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind top-ranked Alabama, moving up to where it started, after a convincing victory and Ohio State's first loss...